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2017_41

The moulds did their slow dance around the table as I cast the second copies in this cycle. Turns out that two casts of each is all the space can handle. In something akin to urban sprawl, modular forms have […]
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Seated Boy on Elephant

Somewhere around ten years ago this enigmatic sculpture was listed simply enough as a “vintage elephant figure”. I was convinced then and remain so to this day that this is an object of great antiquity. I call him “Seated Boy […]
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2017_40

I knew by the time I finished writing the modular story that I was not going to be throwing on the wheel any time soon. Writing things down set my priorities. I can only glaze-to-order if I have the stock. […]
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Chinese Export Porcelain Seated Boy

Seated Boys were a staple of Chinese Export porcelain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A sought after novelty in the west. Multiple shipwrecks discovered in the late twentieth century confirm this. The Cau Mau c.1725, the Nanking c.1752, and […]
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2017_39

This week I played graphic designer and story teller. I put together two illustrated pages telling the story of the modular set and another two showing the range of forms available with detailed price list. They printed up beautifully as […]
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2017_38

The only work I did studio wise this week was to take these images. I have been turning my attention elsewhere. I am emptying a room in the basement. A couple more days should do it. Instead of filling it […]
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Jiaqing Porcelain Dogs

This rare pair of porcelain pugs was found one at a time, a couple of years apart. They were made in China during the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century. All I knew about the first when I bid on […]
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2017_37

It is a relief to be done glazing and firing for now. A month is long enough. While I am thrilled with the many discoveries made along the way, I am glad to be done. Ready to move on. When […]
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Blanc de Chine Porcelain Cats

This pair of cats is Dehua Ware or Blanc de Chine. Early eighteenth century. At the time, such figures were thought to ward off poverty. Probably thought to discourage rodents like the cat night lights from the same period. Apparently, […]